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The Mellon Foundation recently announced a $15 million emergency funding commitment to the Federation of State Humanities Councils in response to federal funding cuts that have devastated state humanities councils. This emergency funding will help provide support to all 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils across the United States, including up to $250,000 for Oklahoma Humanities.

Mellon’s investment comes at a critical moment after $65 million in federal support for state humanities councils was eliminated by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) at the direction of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). On April 2, Oklahoma Humanities received notice that its grant funding through the NEH had been cancelled, a loss of approximately $1,000,000.

The Mellon grant provides an immediate $200,000 for Oklahoma Humanities and an additional $50,000 available in matching grants. Any donations now received by Oklahoma Humanities count towards the match. 

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